GLS 372 Surveying I

4 Credit(s)

A lecture and laboratory study to provide theoretical knowledge and practical field experience in surveying and mapping. Specific topics to be covered are: linear measurement, leveling, angular measurement, traverse surveys, record keeping, note reduction, office calculations and adjustments, and plotting a traverse. Field operations will constitute an essential part of the course. Three lecture hours and three hours of laboratory per week.

Prerequisites: One Geological Sciences 100-level laboratory courses and MAT150, or permission of department chairperson.